Escalating fears of the toxic train that derailment earlier this month led authorities in East Palestine, Ohio -USA to burn hazardous materials inside tanker cars to preempt an explosion, media reported on Monday.

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Edited by|PaulMitchel
world section CJ editor
13-Feb.-2023
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) –

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       Though the authorities f the state asked the citizens to return back to their houses as they cleaned the place of any toxic traces, the Residents are still afraid, and there are skeptical of US Environmental Protection Agency's claims that it is safe to return home.
The residents said that they are feeling ill and noted animals getting sick and fish dying in bodies of water.

Three days after the derailment on February 3, authorities burned vinyl chloride inside five tanker cars, which released hydrogen chloride and phosgene, the report said. The EPA says tests indicate the surrounding air and water are safe for residents.

Two Pennsylvania residents filed a federal lawsuit last Thursday against Norfolk Southern, calling for the railway authorities to pay for medical screenings and care for residents living within a 30-mile radius of the derailment site in Ohio and Pennsylvania.